Let's talk a bit about Mineta
I am aware that Mineta is not the most beloved character, but for me it is an interesting case. Although he starts out as a pervert, with the progress of the manga and anime his dirty jokes have disappeared.
Something I really like about him is that there are times when he really cares about his teammates. He tried to offer his power to AFO in exchange for him not stealing Tokoyami's Dark Shadow, and that was a very noble and brave thing to do.
Another interesting case is the way he sees Midnight. Yes, at first he had a dirty interest in her, but then we got to see a Mineta genuinely concerned for his teacher's safety (something even Mina sympathized with), to the point that he was horrified to learn of her death.
One character he has always seemed to admire and show the most concern for is Midoriya.
Mineta has shown to care a lot about Izuku. Let's remember that during the sports festival he became frantic when he found out that the green-haired man would need surgery. During the battle between Deku and his class, Mineta says that he never thought the power of One For All was amazing, but what made Minoru admire Izuku was how he leads everyone to victory despite being scared himself. I remember that many thought that Mineta was bisexual when this scene came out in the manga, but the truth is, he was only showing how much he admires Izuku and how worried he was about him. come on, he became so fond of Midoriya that he cried when the civilians treated him badly.
Mineta, like other characters, has matured quite a bit (although to be fair, sadly his growth has been left in the background due to the fact that his participation is currently not very prominent), he has even regretted past acts, such as calling "Octopus" to Shoji, for which he apologized.
And as I mentioned at the beginning of the post, another sign of his maturity is that… He hasn't said or done anything perverted in a long time.
What is this about? I think that it is because of what I mentioned when Mineta apologizes to Shoji, he is maturing. He was perverted at first because he was the typical hormonal teenager, but like anyone and with the story becoming more and more serious, he put those behaviors aside.
In fact, it calls my attention how the character used to be used for a not very pleasant humor, however, now his jokes are quite innocent, like when he imitates Shoto.
I have to say, despite the fact that this is a character growth that goes very unnoticed, I really like it! I feel that with the advancement of the anime we will be able, perhaps, to have a much more developed growth of Mineta. If he already apologized to Shoji, maybe he'll apologize to the girls for his perverted acts. Horikoshi mentioned a while ago that he wanted to work on Mineta's attitude, so I'm hopeful to see Grape Juice continue to improve!
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